Remember 9/11: Across the Nation

This weekend The Salvation Army will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11 at locations nationwide. Here’s a list of some of the services and events happening around the country:

Albert Lea, MN: The Salvation Army will be set up at the Moose Lodge by the Legion Color Guard. Events throughout the day will include a remembrance ceremony at 5:30pm CST.

Anchorage, AK: The Anchorage Salvation Army Corps is planning a service of remembrance on September 11 at 6:00pm AKDT.

Denver, CO: A 9/11 remembrance parade in Denver will include Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Service (EDS) volunteers, local FEMA partners, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael B. Hancock.

Grand Rapids, MI: The Salvation Army will host a day-long remembrance in partnership with the Boy Scouts and other local, state and national organizations for a series of family events at the Gerald R. Ford museum and the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

Kenai, AK: The Kenai Ministerial Alliance is coordinating a moment of silence for all member churches at 11:10am AKDT. The Salvation Army Corps Community Center in Kenai will show 9/11 videos before and after.

Los Angeles, CA: The Salvation Army will conduct a 9/11 Remembrance Service at the Corps Center in the afternoon and will host a Ceremony of Remembrance & Appreciation at Rose Hills Memorial Park, at 7pm PST.

Minneapolis, MN: The Salvation Army will participate in the “Mass of Thanksgiving & Remembrance” at the Cathedral of Saint Paul starting at 4:30pm CST, with a civic commemoration and Memorial Mass at 5:00pm CST.

Rochester, MN: Mayor Ardell Bredewill honor The Salvation Army with a special award for their services at 12pm CST.

Sacramento, CA: The Salvation Army will partner with The Fish (Christian Radio) and Fox 40 (affiliate) for a shoe drive to benefit clients of the Army’s rehabilitation centers.

Salt Lake City, UT: The Salvation Army will host an appreciation event for neighborhood firefighters and police officers.

Santa Rosa, CA: The Santa Rosa Corps will host a Food Drive and Root Beer Float Social at the Oakmont retirement from noon to 3pm PST on 9/11. The Army is also working with local churches on a one day food drive that day.

San Francisco, CA: The Salvation Army will participate in a morning prayer at Crissy Field in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council at 5:47am PST, and a remembrance at Golden Gate Park with the San Francisco Interfaith Council and the San Francisco Opera at 1:30pm. The Opera will perform Mozart’s Requiem, with readings of prayers and passages between each piece.

Wichita Falls, TX: The Salvation Army will dedicate its morning Holiness Meeting in honor of those who lost loved ones on 9/11. The service will include a candlelight vigil.